Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Margaret, Yes, it was a new camera. I've replaced the batteries and I keep trying the positions between manual and auto in hopes that that will fix it. I've been setting the meter on spot lately, that seems to work too. Larry - ---------- >From: "Margaret Jeffcoat" <margaret01@excelonline.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re: [Leica] R-8 Difficulty >Date: Sun, Feb 4, 2001, 6:00 PM > >Back to Leica, wouldn't trust the beastie. You may also want to do a battery >check-check to see if your setting your dial to the correct setting ( manual >is fully on manual and not 1/2 way between manual and auto. Was this a new >camera? If not it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a full check up and have >the latest software up loaded. >Cheers Wilber >----- Original Message ----- >From: L arry Rippel <lrippel@usaor.net> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 11:17 AM >Subject: [Leica] R-8 Difficulty > > >> Hello all, >> >> I have R and M systems but the problem is with an R-8 I got last year. >When >> I >> set it on Manual and try to shoot at say 1/30 or 1/45, sometimes the >> exposure >> will not fire at that speed. I'll hear the shutter stay open for maybe a >> second, >> two seconds, etc. It happens a few times per roll, always at the worst >> possible >> moment. Anyone with the same or similar problem? >> >> Larry Rippel >> ASMP Pittsburgh Chapter >> www.larryrippel.com > >